The Miami Dolphins and cornerback Xavien Howard reached a compromise agreement on a revised contract that should keep Howard in Miami for the 2021 season. The new agreement changes around some of the money in his contract and adjusts some possible bonuses, ultimately making it so Howard could earn $16.3 million this season, pushing him ahead of Byron Jones’ $16.1 million cap number for 2021. Howard, in his trade request earlier in the summer, highlighted that he was not the highest paid cornerback on the Dolphins’ roster. This fixes that for Howard.
“I’m happy. I’ll always be happy to be with the team that drafted me and stuck through the ups and downs,” Howard said on Sunday after the deal was reached.